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Unleash the Power of Lightroom Presets

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How to make your workflow creative, fast, and simple.

This eBook will revolutionize the way you are using Lightroom. You will learn all the secrets of using presets – the most underrated and least understood feature in Lightroom.

210 pages – 11 Chapters – 140 Illustrations – Direct download (PDF)

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Product Description

Forget what you think you know about Lightroom presets. I will introduce you to a whole new way of using this popular image editing software—a way to make your Lightroom workflow creative, fast, and simple.

This book is for Lightroom experts and beginners alike. No matter what your skill level is, I will teach you how to unleash the power of Lightroom presets to take your image editing skills to the next level.

For beginners and intermediates

Are you a photographer looking to set your creativity free in your post-processing work? Are you struggling with the complexities of editing your images in Lightroom? Dozens of sliders and hundreds of intricate ways in which they interact can be intimidating and may keep you from finding your true creative vision.

In this book, I will show you techniques that allow you to apply powerful adjustments to your images without going through the usual steep learning curve first. These techniques will even help you learn Lightroom’s advanced image editing features in a simpler and more intuitive way.

For experts and professionals

Are you an experienced Lightroom user, maybe a professional photographer, searching for ways to make your workflow faster and simpler? Are you being held up by all those routine tasks that keep you from working creatively and productively?

This book will make your photography more productive and creative by showing you how to automate much of your work. You will learn simple and quick ways of processing your images with consistent results.

What You Will Learn in This Book

Chapter 2 covers the basics of creating, installing, applying, and managing Develop presets. I will show you how Develop presets are connected to other concepts, including snapshots and virtual copies. Use these concepts together to unleash the real power of presets.

Chapter 3 gives you valuable tips on how to create your own preset collections that you can share with other people. You will learn how to make your preset collection really valuable and useful.

Chapter 4 will introduce the concept of preset systems—a completely new way of using presets that will change the way you use Lightroom. Preset systems allow you to compose your image adjustments in a very fast and visual way. They add a new dimension to photo editing in Lightroom, and you will learn how they work and even how you can build your own preset system.

Chapter 5 is about local adjustments and their presets. These allow you to add targeted adjustments to selected areas of your images quickly. We will explore their unique features like stacking and scrubbing that will make your work much more effective.

Chapter 6 focuses on metadata presets. These presets allow you to automatically store information about your images, your subjects, your brand, and much more inside your photos.

Chapter 7 deals with watermark presets that let you add your logo or any text or image to your photos. This is a great way to protect your work from theft, and to associate your brand with your images.

Chapter 8 is about import presets. Every image you want to manage and process in Lightroom has to be imported first, and you can avoid a lot of extra work by choosing the right import options and applying them as presets.

Chapter 9 discusses export presets. Exporting an image is the very last step of your editing workflow. You export your images in specific formats over and over again. This is where export presets can really take over most of the work for you. You will learn how to define presets to reduce the export process to just three clicks.

In Chapter 10, I will discuss some advanced topics such as backing up your presets, sharing presets with other applications, and some caveats you need to be aware of. You will also learn about some very useful tools.

Finally, in Chapter 11, I will summarize the most important points of this book and give you a final overview.

  • Content

    A complete guide to Lightroom presets that will transform the way you use Lightroom. Learn how to use all the important types of presets in new ways to make your workflow creative, fast, and simple.

  • Depth

    In-depth discussion of all relevant topics: Develop presets, preset collections, preset systems, local adjustment presets, watermark presets, import presets, export presets, and metadata presets. Step-by-step instructions for using each type and many secret tips (see product description for details).

  • Special features

    One chapter in this book describes the Easy Preset System for Lightroom (EPS) in detail. You will also find a special coupon code to get the EPS 20% off its regular price.

  • Skill level

    Beginner to expert – This book will help you improve your Lightroom work no matter what your skill level is (see product description for details).

  • Volume

    11 chapters, 210 pages and 140 illustrations

  • Format

    PDF – Readable on every device that has a PDF reader app and printable.

  • Readability

    Layout optimized for tablet PCs and ebook readers with PDF support – take the book with you wherever you are! Large fonts and high-resolution images to allow zooming.

  • Download

    About 21 MB in size. After successful payment, you will be redirected to your download link, and an email with the link will be sent to you.

  • Warranty

    Full money-back guarantee! You don’t like it? You will get your money back! No questions asked.

  • Checkout

    Quick and simple through PayPal. No PayPal account required – credit or debit card will suffice.

  • License terms

    Copy to as many devices as you like and make backup copies as required as long as it is for your personal use. Re-selling and re-distribution to third parties is not allowed!

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To test this eBook before you spend any money, simply download the Light Version for free. The Light Version contains the first two chapters and has 72 pages. This is an invaluable resource by itself, even if you decide not to buy the Full Version right now.

Format and size

The eBook is provided as a regular PDF file. As such, you can put it on any device that has a PDF reader on it (e.g. the iBooks app on your Apple device). There is no special software required at all. The file is about 21 MB big. So make sure you have that space on the device you want to put it on.

Which devices can I read it on?

As suggested above, the only requirement in terms of the devices is that

  1. they have enough memory to store the eBook and
  2. they are equipped with some PDF reader

The layout, the font size and the images are optimized for the iPad. But it will work perfectly on any other tablet. You can, of course, read it on your PC or Mac. And you can read it on your smartphone. If you have a very small screen, though, it might just not be the right kind of devices to consume a photography eBook.

How do I put it on my device?

There are numerous ways of putting the eBook on any of your devices. Let’s go through some of the most common ones.

Apple user can use iTunes

  1. Connect your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad to your computer.
  2. In iTunes, select your device (below Devices), and click the Apps button.
  3. Below File Sharing, select an app from the list, and click Add.
  4. In the window that appears, select a file to transfer, and click Choose.

Dropbox

  1. Get a free account at dropbox.com
  2. Install the Dropbox app on the computer the PDF is stored on and on the device you want to put it on.
  3. Put the file into the Dropbox directory structure that is created for you.
  4. Go to your device, start the Dropbox app and open that directory in the app.
  5. Locate the file and tap on it to open it.
  6. Tap the icon that shows a downward arrow entering a box in the top-right corner of the screen (iPad)
  7. Tap the ‘Open In…’ button. A list of apps that can open the file will appear. Select the app you’d like to open the file.

You can find specific information for your device here. Other cloud services will work in a similar way.

If you have a specific question concerning the file transfer for your device, go to the Ask the Author tab and send me a message describing your case. I will try to help.

Any copy protection or DRM?

Nope! The PDF is fully accessible. Just put in onto your device(s) and open it.

Does this mean you can distribute it to your friends? Absolutely not!

Please understand that this book and all of its contents is copyright protected and all rights are reserved. I deliberately chose not to include any protection mechanism because these mechanism usually lead to a drastic decrease in usability and a drastic increase in the support that is necessary to tell you how to read it.

I am fully aware that this enables anyone to share the book and re-distribute it. But that would be illegal. If you love the book and if you would like to share that love with your friends, simply point them to this page so they can buy it.

What are you allowed to do with the book?

For your personal usage and backup purposes, you can copy it as often as you like. There is no need to purchase a separate copy if you want to read it on two different devices as long as both belong to you and are not accessible by anyone else.

You can copy or print any part of the book. But again, this goes for personal usage only. For example, if you would like to print any of the checklists at the end of the chapters to take them with you while you’re out shooting, go ahead. That’s perfectly fine. Just don’t hang it on the bulletin board in your dormitory and don’t put it in an envelope to send it to your best friend.

You get the idea, right?

You are not allowed to re-distribute the eBook or any part of it to any third party or to make it publicly available on the Internet or elsewhere. This includes (but is not limited to) selling the book (in print or electronically), sharing it on social networks and providing access to it via any file sharing network or any website.

Are there other payment methods apart from PayPal?

At this time, PayPal is the only method for paying online on this website. You do not need a PayPal account though. As you click the Checkout button at the bottom of the Checkout page, you will be redirected to PayPal where you can log in with your PayPal credentials. If you do not have a PayPal account yet, simply click on the “Pay with a credit or debit card” below the login area. This will allow you to use your card without becoming a registered PayPal user.

If you are having trouble with the checkout process, go to the Ask the Author tab and send me a message describing your problem. Other methods of payment can be arranged, but they usually cost more and take longer.

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